Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dravidian, due to the wide phonetic variation of its secondary forms in vernacular dialects; compare Kui (India) ଗୁଟା (guṭa, stump of tree), Kurukh [script needed] (mal-guṭā, instep, back of the hand).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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घुट (ghuṭa) stemm

  1. the ankle

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of घुट (ghuṭa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative घुटः
ghuṭaḥ
घुटौ / घुटा¹
ghuṭau / ghuṭā¹
घुटाः / घुटासः¹
ghuṭāḥ / ghuṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative घुट
ghuṭa
घुटौ / घुटा¹
ghuṭau / ghuṭā¹
घुटाः / घुटासः¹
ghuṭāḥ / ghuṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative घुटम्
ghuṭam
घुटौ / घुटा¹
ghuṭau / ghuṭā¹
घुटान्
ghuṭān
Instrumental घुटेन
ghuṭena
घुटाभ्याम्
ghuṭābhyām
घुटैः / घुटेभिः¹
ghuṭaiḥ / ghuṭebhiḥ¹
Dative घुटाय
ghuṭāya
घुटाभ्याम्
ghuṭābhyām
घुटेभ्यः
ghuṭebhyaḥ
Ablative घुटात्
ghuṭāt
घुटाभ्याम्
ghuṭābhyām
घुटेभ्यः
ghuṭebhyaḥ
Genitive घुटस्य
ghuṭasya
घुटयोः
ghuṭayoḥ
घुटानाम्
ghuṭānām
Locative घुटे
ghuṭe
घुटयोः
ghuṭayoḥ
घुटेषु
ghuṭeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “घुट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 377/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 170
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 359